North Square Investments Trust

09/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/30/2024 15:19

Summary Prospectus by Investment Company - Form 497K

North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund

TICKER: Class A: ORSAX, Class I: ORSIX

Summary Prospectus

September 27, 2024

Before you invest, you may want to review the North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund's (the "Fund") prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, Reports to Shareholders and other information about the Fund online at https://northsquareinvest.com/fund-reports-holdings. You may also obtain this information at no cost by calling 1-855-551-5521 or by e-mail at [email protected]. The Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated September 27, 2024, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

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Investment Objective

The investment objective of the North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund (the "Fund") is long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in the section titled "Class A Shares" and in "APPENDIX A - Waivers and Discounts Available from Certain Intermediaries" of the Prospectus.

Class A Shares

Class I

Shares

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases
(as a percentage of offering price)
5.75% None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load)
(as a percentage of the lesser of the value redeemed or the amount invested)
None¹ None
Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed) None None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management fees 0.90% 0.90%
Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees 0.25% None
Other expenses 0.39% 0.28%
Shareholder servicing fee 0.15% 0.05%
All other expenses 0.24% 0.23%
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.54% 1.18%
Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed -0.30% -0.19%
Total annual fund operating expenses
after waiving fees and/or reimbursing expenses2
1.24% 0.99%
1 No sales charge applies on investments of $500,000 or more, but a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 1% will be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares within 12 months of the date of purchase.
2 North Square Investments, LLC ("North Square" or the "Adviser"), the Fund's investment adviser, has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for or reimburse operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on short sales, any acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, and extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses) do not exceed 0.99% and 1.24% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class I and Class A shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect until September 30, 2029, and it may be terminated before that date only by the Board of Trustees. North Square is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to certain limitations, of fees waived, payments made or expenses reimbursed to the Fund for a period ending 36 months after the date of the waiver, payment or reimbursement. This reimbursement may be requested from the Fund if the reimbursement will not cause the Fund's annual expense ratio to exceed the lesser of (a) the expense limitation amount in effect at the time such fees were waived, payments made or expenses reimbursed, or (b) the expense limitation amount in effect at the time of the reimbursement.
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Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the contractual fee waiver until September 30, 2029). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

One Year Three Years Five Years Ten Years
Class A shares $694 $946 $1,217 $2,168
Class I shares $101 $315 $547 $1,337

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the portfolio turnover rate for the Fund was 174% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

In seeking to achieve the Fund's investment objective, the Adviser has selected Algert Global LLC (the "Sub-Adviser") to serve as the Fund's investment sub-adviser and allocates the Fund's assets to the Sub-Adviser. The Adviser retains the ability to manage all or a portion of the Fund's assets directly.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including amounts borrowed for investment purposes) in equity securities of small capitalization U.S. companies. Small capitalization companies are considered to be companies with market capitalizations within the range of those companies included in the Russell 2000 Index (the "Index") at the time of purchase. Because small capitalization companies are defined by reference to an index, the range of market capitalization of companies in which the Fund invests may vary with market conditions and could fall outside of the Index's current capitalization range. Investment in companies that move above or below the capitalization range of the Index may continue to be held by the Fund in the discretion of the Sub-Adviser. As of August 31, 2024, the market capitalizations of companies included in the Index were between $12 million and $13 billion. The Fund may at times invest a significant portion of its assets in a single sector.

The equity securities in which the Fund principally invests are common stocks, but the Fund also may invest in other types of equity securities, such as exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that invest substantially all of their assets in equity securities, equity interests in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), and preferred stocks. The Fund may also invest in initial public offerings ("IPOs") of equity securities.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in equity securities of non-U.S. issuers. The Fund's investments in non-U.S. issuers primarily are through investment in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). ADRs are receipts that represent interests in foreign securities held on deposit by U.S. banks.

The Sub-Adviser uses proprietary systematic models to choose stocks which will comprise the Sub-Adviser's portfolio or "investment universe." The Sub-Adviser generates a composite score for each stock in its investment universe based on three internal models: Relative Value (to seek to detect mispriced stocks), Quality (to assess the sustainability of a company's operating performance), and Catalyst (to identify companies with changing financial expectations and changing levels of attention from investors). Each of these models is customized to the specifics of the underlying sector and region where they are applied. The score is intended to represent the Sub-Adviser's view of the attractiveness of a company relative to its industry, country, and other risk factors. The Sub-Adviser uses an automated technological process that updates the ranking for each stock in its investment universe daily. A prospective trade list is generated from these rankings to construct the desired portfolio.

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Principal Risks of Investing

Risk is inherent in all investing, including an investment in the Fund. An investment in the Fund involves risk, including the following principal risks, among others: Small Cap Company Risk, Market Risk, Equity Risk, Reliance on Technology Risk, Value-Oriented Investment Strategies Risk, Management and Strategy Risk, Sector Focus Risk, Liquidity Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, ETF Risk, Preferred Stock Risk, Foreign Investment Risk, Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") Risk, and Initial Public Offering ("IPO") Risk. Summary descriptions of these and other principal risks of investing in the Fund are set forth below. Before you decide whether to invest in the Fund, carefully consider these risk factors and special considerations associated with investing in the Fund, which may cause investors to lose money. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of the bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Small Cap Company Risk. The securities of small capitalization companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements and may have lower trading volumes or more erratic trading than securities of larger, more established companies or market averages in general. In addition, such companies typically are more likely to be adversely affected than large capitalization companies by changes in earning results, business prospects, investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions.

Market Risk. The market price of a security or instrument may decline, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as domestic and foreign (non-U.S.) economic growth and real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, including war, social unrest, natural disasters, public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness), changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, inflation, supply chain disruptions, sanctions, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. The market value of a security or instrument also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. These events may lead to economic uncertainty, decreased economic activity, and increased market volatility. Given the interconnectedness of markets around the world, even if these events or conditions affect only a single or small number of issuers or countries, they may have disruptive effects across global economies and markets.

Equity Risk. The value of the equity securities held by the Fund may fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate, or factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund invests.

Reliance on Technology Risk. The Fund's trading strategies are highly reliant on technology, including hardware, software and telecommunications systems. In addition, data gathering, research, forecasting, order execution, trade allocation, risk management, operational, back office and accounting systems are all highly automated and computerized. Such automation and computerization relies on an extensive amount of both proprietary software and third party hardware and software.

Value-Oriented Investment Strategies Risk. Value stocks are those that are believed to be undervalued in comparison to their peers due to adverse business developments or other factors. Value investing is subject to the risk that the market will not recognize a security's inherent value for a long time or at all, or that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced or overvalued. In addition, during some periods (which may be extensive), value stocks generally may be out of favor in the markets.

Management and Strategy Risk. The value of your investment depends on the judgment of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser about the quality, relative yield, value or market trends affecting a particular security, issuer, industry, sector or region, which may prove to be incorrect. Investment strategies employed by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser in selecting investments for the Fund may not result in an increase in the value of your investment or in overall performance equal to other investments. To the extent that the Fund invests a significant percentage of its assets in any one underlying fund, the Fund will be subject to a greater degree to the risks particular to that underlying fund, and may experience greater volatility as a result.

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Sector Focus Risk. The Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in one or more sectors than many other mutual funds, and thus will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those sectors.

Liquidity Risk. The Fund may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. As a result, the Fund may not be able to sell some or all of the investments that it holds due to a lack of demand in the marketplace or other factors such as market turmoil, or if the Fund is forced to sell an illiquid investment to meet redemption requests or other cash needs it may only be able to sell those investments at a loss. Illiquid investments may also be difficult to value due to a less active market.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. As a result of its trading strategies, the Fund may sell portfolio securities without regard to the length of time they have been held and will likely have a higher portfolio turnover rate than other mutual funds. Since portfolio turnover may involve paying brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, higher turnover generally results in additional Fund expenses. High rates of portfolio turnover may lower the performance of the Fund due to these increased costs and may also result in the realization of short-term capital gains. If the Fund realizes capital gains when Fund Investments are sold, the Fund must generally distribute those gains to shareholders, increasing the Fund's taxable distributions. High rates of portfolio turnover in a given year would likely result in short-term capital gains that are taxed to shareholders at ordinary income tax rates.

ETF Risk. Investing in an ETF will provide the Fund with exposure to the securities comprising the index on which the ETF is based and will expose the Fund to risks similar to those of investing directly in those securities. Shares of ETFs typically trade on securities exchanges and may at times trade at a premium or discount to their net asset values. In addition, an ETF may not replicate exactly the performance of the benchmark index it seeks to track for a number of reasons, including transaction costs incurred by the ETF, the temporary unavailability of certain index securities in the secondary market or discrepancies between the ETF and the index with respect to the weighting of securities or the number of securities held. Investing in ETFs, which are investment companies, involves duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. The Fund will pay brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase and sale of shares of ETFs.

Preferred Stock Risk. Preferred stock represents an equity interest in a company that generally entitles the holder to receive, in preference to the holders of other stocks such as common stock, dividends and a fixed share of the proceeds resulting from a liquidation of the company. The market value of preferred stock is subject to company-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities and is also sensitive to changes in the company's creditworthiness, the ability of the company to make payments on the preferred stock, and changes in interest rates, typically declining in value if interest rates rise.

Foreign Investment Risk. The prices of foreign securities may be more volatile than the prices of securities of U.S. issuers because of economic and social conditions abroad, political developments, and differences and changes in the regulatory environments of foreign countries. In addition, changes in exchange rates and interest rates may adversely affect the values of the Fund's foreign investments. Foreign companies are generally subject to different legal and accounting standards than U.S. companies, and foreign financial intermediaries may be subject to less supervision and regulation than U.S. financial firms. Foreign securities include ADRs and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs"). Unsponsored ADRs and GDRs are organized independently and without the cooperation of the foreign issuer of the underlying securities, and involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply and the issuing bank will recover shareholder distribution costs from changes in share prices and payment of dividends.

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Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") Risk. The Fund's investment in REITs will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. The Fund is also subject to risks associated with extended vacancies of properties or defaults by borrowers or tenants, particularly during periods of disruptions to business operations or an economic downturn. REITs may be less diversified than other pools of securities, may have lower trading volumes and may be subject to more abrupt and erratic price movements than the overall securities market.

Initial Public Offering ("IPO") Risk. The market value of IPO shares will fluctuate considerably due to factors such as the absence of a prior public market, unseasoned trading, the small number of shares available for trading and limited information about the issuer. The purchase of IPO shares may involve high transaction costs. IPO shares are subject to many of the same risks as investing in companies with smaller market capitalizations, including equity risk and liquidity risk.

Performance

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund's Class I shares from year to year and by showing how the average annual total returns of each class of the Fund compare with the average annual total returns of a broad-based market index. Performance for classes other than those shown may vary from the performance shown to the extent the expenses for those classes differ. Updated performance information is available at the Fund's website, www.northsquareinvest.com, or by calling the Fund at 1-855-551-5521.

The Fund has adopted the historical performance of the Oak Ridge Dynamic Small Cap Fund (the "Predecessor Fund") as a result of a reorganization consummated after the close of business on May 10, 2019, in which the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to the liabilities, of the Predecessor Fund. The performance information presented below for periods prior to the close of business on May 10, 2019 reflects the performance of the Predecessor Fund. At the time of the reorganization, the Fund and the Predecessor Fund had substantially the same investment strategies. Prior to the reorganization, the Fund was a "shell" fund with no assets and had not yet commenced operations.

The performance information presented below for periods prior to September 30, 2015 is based on the performance of the Algert Global U.S. Small Cap account (the "Predecessor Account"). The Predecessor Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2015, after the conversion of the Predecessor Account, which commenced operations on November 1, 2008, into Class I shares of the Predecessor Fund. The Predecessor Fund's and the Fund's objectives, policies, guidelines and restrictions are, in all material respects, equivalent to those of the Predecessor Account. The Predecessor Account was the only fund or account managed by the Sub-Adviser with an investment objective and investment policies and restrictions substantially similar to those of the Predecessor Fund, and the Predecessor Account was managed in substantially the same way as the Sub-Adviser managed the Predecessor Fund and will manage the Fund. The returns for the Predecessor Account reflect its performance prior to the conversion into the Predecessor Fund. The Predecessor Account was not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and therefore was not subject to certain restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act on registered investment companies and by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, on regulated investment companies. If the Predecessor Account had been registered under the 1940 Act, the Predecessor Account's performance may have been adversely affected. Past performance before and after taxes does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Returns for Class I shares reflect all charges, expenses, and fees of the Predecessor Account. The Fund's Class A Shares commenced operations on December 1, 2015. Following the close of business on May 29, 2020, the Fund's outstanding Class A Shares were converted into Class I shares and the offering of Class A Shares was suspended as of that date. The Class A Shares of the Fund are now available for purchase as of the date of this Prospectus.

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Calendar-Year Total Return (before taxes) for Class I Shares

For each calendar year at NAV

The year-to-date return as of June 30, 2024 was 5.49%.

Class I
Highest Calendar Quarter Return at NAV (non-annualized) 27.20% Quarter ended 12/31/2020
Lowest Calendar Quarter Return at NAV (non-annualized) -29.76% Quarter ended 3/31/2020
Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ended December 31, 2023)
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class I - Return Before Taxes 29.16% 14.70% 10.93%
Class I - Return After Taxes on Distributions 29.11% 11.69% 8.72%
Class I - Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 17.30% 10.65% 8.02%
Class A - Return Before Taxes1 21.43% 13.09% N/A
Russell 3000® Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes)2
25.96% 15.16% 11.48%
Russell 2000 Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes)
16.93% 9.97% 7.16%
1 During the period from May 30, 2020 through December 31, 2022 there were no Class A Shares of the Fund outstanding. Had Class A Shares been outstanding they would have been invested in the same portfolio as the Class I Shares. Performance shown for the period from May 30, 2020 to December 31, 2022 is based on the performance of Class I Shares, adjusted on a proforma basis, for the higher expenses applicable to Class A Shares, which are subject to a sales load and a 12b-1 fee.
2 In accordance with new regulatory changes requiring the Fund's primary benchmark to represent the overall applicable market, the Fund's regulatory index has changed from the Russell 2000 Total Return Index to the Russell 3000® Total Return Index. The Fund's secondary benchmark provides a means to compare the Fund's average annual returns to a benchmark that the Fund's investment adviser believes is representative of the Fund's investment universe. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark. Index returns are gross of any fees, brokerage commission or other expense of investing.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Information for Class I shares reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund and/or the Predecessor Account shares prior to each class's respective inception date.

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Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser

North Square Investments, LLC is the Fund's investment adviser. Algert Global LLC is the Fund's investment sub-adviser.

Portfolio Managers

The Sub-Adviser's portfolio management team is comprised of Peter M. Algert, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the Sub-Adviser, and Ryan LaFond, Deputy Chief Investment Officer of the Sub-Adviser who are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio. Mr. Algert has been a portfolio manager since the Predecessor Fund's inception in 2015 and Mr. Lafond has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2023.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Currently, the Fund offers Class A and Class I Shares. To purchase shares of the Fund, you must invest at least the minimum amount.

Minimum Investments

To Open

Your Account

To Add to

Your Account

Class A Shares
All Accounts $1,000 $100
Class I Shares
All Accounts $1,000,000 None

Fund shares are redeemable on any business day the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") is open for business, by written request or by telephone.

Tax Information

The Fund's distributions are generally taxable and will ordinarily be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. Shareholders investing through such tax-advantaged arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of monies from those arrangements.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.